A nuthatch, commissioned by some folks who live on Nuthatch Lane. Kind of unfortunately for me, they picked the white-breasted variety which makes sense, because my favorite, the red-breasted, is not prevalent in this area.

But I was thrilled to get to paint a bird. 9 x 12″ on watercolor paper.

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About Nancy J. Bailey

Artist, author, bad karaoke singer. Woodsy ragamuffin. Mom of a horse named Clifford who plays fetch and paints with watercolors. He visits libraries and schools with me, to promote literacy and making the world a better place. Yes, he is house trained, no, he doesn't live in my house! I have written three books about Clifford. But my newest book, THE NORTH SIDE OF DOWN, is co-written by my awesome sister Amanda, who has Down syndrome. Her unexpected one-liner wisecracks can always make me laugh. If you make me laugh, you've made my day!

You’re right! The white-breasted nuthatch eats mostly spiders and insects. The red-breasted, even though they have the same type beak, subsists mainly on conifer seeds. We used to feed these by hand. We had one called Bingo who was very aggressive. He’d drive the chickadees away and he could fit three sunflower seeds in that maw! I would like to paint more birds.

A blog full of stories, photos and drawings about all Wild life and nature living or surrounding Portuguesa's farmstead. / Um blog cheio de historias, fotografias e desenhos mostrando a vida selvagem e a natureza que vive e rodeia a Quinta da Portuguesa.